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Treatment of delayed-onset post-stroke monochorea with stereotactic pallidotomy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20303762     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Chorea that occurs as a result of a stroke is rare. We report a patient who developed hemiplegia following an acute hemorrhagic stroke in the left cerebral peduncle and subthalamus; although he had recovered gradually from the severe limb weakness, monochorea occurred 6 months later. Pallidotomy eliminated this symptom and we found it is a safe treatment for medically intractable post-stroke chorea after hemiplegia has resolved.
Authors:
Kuan-Yin Tseng; Chi-Tun Tang; Cheng-Fu Chang; Kuan-Yu Chen
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2010-03-19
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia     Volume:  17     ISSN:  1532-2653     ISO Abbreviation:  J Clin Neurosci     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-03     Completed Date:  2010-08-12     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9433352     Medline TA:  J Clin Neurosci     Country:  Scotland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  779-81     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Crown Copyright 2009. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Neurological Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, No. 325, Sec. 2, Chenggong Road, Neihu District, Taipei City 11490, Taipei, Taiwan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Chorea / diagnosis,  etiology,  surgery*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Male
Middle Aged
Pallidotomy / methods*
Stroke / complications
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods

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